History of Steam Road Vehicles Mainly for Passenger Transport

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Deals largely with the vehicles and the context of their development, eg regulation, demand, etc; their technical development; and their inventors [and early builders]. Of the latter there are many profiles. Has sections: 'Historical review'; 'Steam carriage boom between 1820 and 1840'; 'Development from 1840 to 1860'; from 1861 to 1865 including Red Flag Act; from 1865 to 1882; from 1882 onwards including success of petrol engine, the pneumatic tyre, condensers, burners, etc; 'Inventors and vehicles from 1820 to 1840'; from 1861 to 1865; from 1865 to 1882; from 1882 onwards. The inventors profiled include: 1820-40 - Julius Griffiths, James & Anderson, Burstall & Hill, Goldworthy Gurrney. Walter Hancock, John Scott Russell, Macerone & Squire, Frank Hills; 1861-65 - W O Carret of Carret, Marshall & Co, Yarrow & Hibditch, Tangye & Co, A Patterson; 1865-82 - H P Holt, R W Thomson, R E B Crompton, Catley & Ayres of York, L J Todd of Leith, J H Knight of Farnham, Joseph Ravel of France, Andrew Nairn of Leith, Charles Randolph of Randolph & Elder of Glasgow, H A C Mackenzie of Diss, A B Blackburn, Parkyns & Bateman, J C Inshaw of Birmingham; 1882 onwards - De Dion et al of France, Serpollet of France, J I Thornycroft, Stanley Brothers of USA, White Brothers of USA